Biological benefits of collective swimming of sperm in a viscoelastic fluid

Collective swimming is evident in the sperm of several mammalian species. In bull (Bos taurus) sperm, high viscoelasticity of the surrounding fluid induces the sperm to form dynamic clusters. Sperm within the clusters swim closely together and align in the same direction, yet the clusters are dynami...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Main Authors:	Shiva Phuyal, Susan S. Suarez, Chih-Kuan Tung
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Subjects:	sperm motility collective dynamics rheotaxis female reproductive tract viscoelastic fluid
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.961623/full